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1881 census — Rope Walk, Burwash, Sussex — Local Past

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1881 census — Rope Walk, Burwash, Sussex

3 April 1881 · Census

Added by Clare Hopkins on 19 Jul 2026

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Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026

Census of Rope Walk, Burwash, Sussex, East Sussex

Date: 3 April 1881
Place: Rope Walk, Burwash, East Sussex
People: John Potten
Head. Married. 70. Agricultural labourer. Born: Burwash, Sussex
Mary Harmer
Recorded as Mary Potten
Wife. 68. Born: Burwash, Sussex

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John Potten (1810 Heathfield, East Sussex, England – 1892 Burwash, East Sussex, England)10 entries
Mary Harmer (1810 Burwash, East Sussex, England – 1897 Battle, East Sussex, England)11 entries

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